Jam tomorrow
Jam tomorrow (but never today) is an absurd dictum which first appeared in Lewis Carroll's story Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. It is based on a rule of Latin grammar in which the word iam is used only in the future or past tense but never in the present tense. It is now commonly used to signify a promise which will never be satisfied.
Jam tomorrow - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Expression for a never-fulfilled promise Jam tomorrow (but never today) is an absurd dictum which first appeared in Lewis Carroll 's story Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There . It is based on a rule of Latin grammar in which the word iam is used only in the future or past tense but never in the present tense. It is now commonly used to signify a promise which will never be satisfied. Origin [ edit ] The expression originates from Lewis Carroll 's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Fo
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